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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reco Penn (ranked 531 p4p, 58 weight class) and Tony Bunker (ranked 427 p4p, 44 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reco Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunker throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn throws a body punch but Bunker moves out of range.
Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Bunker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Bunker off balance momentarily.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn clinches with his opponent.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn gets through Bunker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunker can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
A body shot lands from Bunker.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Bunker controls the action.
Bunker lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunker blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn tries a body shot but Bunker blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn stalling in the clinch but Bunker improves position.
Bunker has Penn pushed against the cage.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Bunker's ribcage. Bunker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunker takes a shot to the head.
Bunker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.
A hook to the body from Penn.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Penn blocks a body shot from Bunker.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunker lands with a left to the head.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn working aggressively here.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunker takes a shot to the head.
Bunker taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunker.
Bunker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Bunker controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker lands an uppercut.
Bunker tries to pull guard but Penn won't allow it.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bunker on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunker tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunker lands a left hand.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Bunker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunker just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunker swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
Bunker misses with some punches.
Penn misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Bunker lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bunker as Penn tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bunker throws a head punch that misses.
Bunker misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reco Penn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bunker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Penn throws a body punch but Bunker moves out of range.
Bunker moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn wants to clinch up but Bunker keeps it at a distance.
Bunker tries to clinch up.
Penn misses with a leg kick
and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn scores with a jab.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bunker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bunker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bunker throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Bunker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn slips a jab from Bunker.
Reco Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunker throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn rushes Bunker and presses him up against the cage.
Bunker blocks an uppercut.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Bunker avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunker's elbow.
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Bunker slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn trying to stall but Bunker improves his position.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn pushes Bunker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunker.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunker.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Bunker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunker throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
Bunker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunker.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker jumps guard but Penn stands there with Bunker around his waist. Bunker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker jumps guard but Penn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunker can do to turn this around?
Bunker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reco Penn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bunker's sensitive parts.
Bunker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn throws a body punch but Bunker moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunker's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunker.
Reco Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunker swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker blocks a body shot from Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Bunker's ribcage. Bunker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Bunker controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunker's elbow.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Bunker trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunker into the cage.
Penn prevents a body shot from Bunker.
I was talking to Penn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Penn stalling against the cage.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn blocking some punches.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bunker as Penn tries to tie him up.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony Bunker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker lands a body shot.
Bunker lands with a left to the head.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunker misses with a body punch.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Bunker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunker or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Bunker throws a head punch that misses.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunker.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker prevents a body shot from Penn.
Bunker slowing the pace effectively.
Bunker working aggressively here.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunker.
Bunker pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunker swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn blocks a body shot from Bunker.
A short right from Penn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Bunker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Penn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn tries a body shot but Bunker blocks it.
Bunker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunker or not.
Bunker lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Bunker working aggressively here.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
Penn wants to stall.
Bunker cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reco Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reco Penn!
A victorious Reco Penn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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